The Naniwa Serial Murder Case

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Episode 118 (Int. Episode 124-125)
Information
Title:	The Naniwa Serial Murder Case
Japanese title:	浪花の連続殺人事件 (Naniwa no Renzoku Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	September 21, 1998 * July 19, 2004 (Rerun) *
Broadcast rating:	21.2%
Manga case:	#54
Season:	3
Manga source:	Volume 19: Files 5-8 (185-188)
English version
English title:	License to Die
Dubbed episode:	Episode 124-125
English airdate:	May 12, 2009 (DVD)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Heiji Hattori Ran Mouri Kazuha Toyama Heizo Hattori Ginshiro Toyama Goro Otaki Ki'ichiro Numabuchi Shinichi Kudo
Case solved by:	Heiji Hattori
Next Conan's Hint:	Car mirror N/A (Rerun)
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Organizer:	Michiyo Sakurai
Storyboard:	Michiyo Sakurai
Episode director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Animation director:	Keiko Sasaki Hiroto Yokote
Character design:	Masatomo Sudo Yasuhiro Moriki (design works)
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa, Next Conan's Hint Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri, Next Conan's Hint Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Ryo Horikawa as Heiji Hattori Yuko Miyamura as Kazuha Toyama Takehiro Koyama as Heizo Hattori Masato Sako as Ginshiro Toyama Norio Wakamoto as Goro Otaki Kazuya Ichijou as Yusuke Sakata Yukiko Hattori as Sumie Okazaki Takaya Hashi as Sotaro Goshi Naoki Tatsuta as Ki'ichiro Numabuchi Yukimasa Natori as Teahouse owner Hitoshi Horimoto as Secretary Katsumi Suzuki as Newscaster Kazunari Tanaka as Policeman A Nobuaki Kanemitsu as Policeman B
Music
Opening song:	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
Closing song:	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni
* 1 Hour Special

The Naniwa Serial Murder Case (浪花の連続殺人事件 ,Naniwa no Renzoku Satsujin Jiken) is the 118th episode of Detective Conan anime.

Characters introduced

Goro Otaki
	Inspector from Osaka Prefecture Police

Kazuha Toyama
	17 years old Heiji's friend and love interest

Ginshiro Toyama
	Detective from Osaka Prefecture Police Kazuha's father

Ki'ichiro Numabuchi
	Serial hold-up murderer

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Heiji Hattori Ran Mouri Heizo Hattori Shinichi Kudo (background)

Case

Situation

Heiji invites Conan, Ran, and Kogoro to visit him in Osaka, taking them on a sightseeing tour. In a restaurant, they run into Kazuha Toyama, Heiji's childhood friend, who appears to be jealous of Ran, asking her if she's "that Kudo girl" that Heiji keeps talking about and telling Ran to back off, because Heiji and her have been "joined by steel" for ages. Ran laughs and explains herself and the two girls hit it off. After finishing their meal, Kazuha joins them on their exploration of the city, but, as they leave the restaurant, a dead body falls from the roof of the building, hitting Kogoro's rental car.

The police arrive and quickly realise that this newest victim, a man in his forties, has been killed in the same fashion as two other people who died a few days earlier, by being stabbed in the heart through their wallets.

Murder (Past)
	Location: Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture Victim: Hidetoshi Nagao Cause of death: Stab wound Suspects: Unknown

Murder (Past)
	Location: Hirakata City, Osaka Victim: Tayo Nishiguchi Cause of death: Stab wound Suspects: Unknown

Murder
	Location: Shinsai Bridge, Osaka Victim: Kazuto Noyasu Age: 41 years old Cause of death: Stab wound Suspects: Unknown

Murder
	Location: Public toilet near the Seito condo Victim: Sumie Okazaki Age: 39 years old Cause of death: Strangulation and stab wound Suspects: Unknown

Eventually, they discover that the victims as well as MP Goji all attended the same driving school and were involved in a fatal accident 20 years prior. Heiji, who makes the discovery, decides to confront the MP. Conan joins Ran and Kazuha who tell him that Osaka Police have discovered the hiding place of a criminal on the run, and that they suspect said criminal, Kiichiro Numabuchi, to be involved in the murders.

People

Hidetoshi Nagao
	Deceased (stabbed) Department store manager Goshi's former personal secretary

Tayo Nishiguchi
	Deceased (stabbed) Bar owner

Yusuke Sakata
	26 years old Osaka police detective from Investigation Unit 1, Tojiri Station

Kazuto Noyasu
	Victim (stabbed) 41 years old Taxi driver Goshi's former personal chauffeur

Sotaro Goshi
	Assemblyman

Sumie Okazaki
	Victim (strangled & stabbed) 39 years old Office worker

Man
100px	Man on roof of restaurant where Noyasu's body fell from

Resolution

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Tetsuji Inaba
100px	Deceased (car accident) Driving instructor Yusuke's father

Mrs. Inaba
100px	Tetsuji's wife Yusuke's mother

Evidence

• Yusuke has an uncanny resemblance to his father.
• Like the murder victims, Yusuke also adjusts his rear-view mirror before he starts his car, a habit taught to them by Yusuke's father, a driving instructor.

Conclusion

The killer is Yusuke Sakata, one of the police officers. His real name is Yusuke Inaba.

Motive

Murder (Past)
	Location: Cliff Victim: Tetsujii Inaba Time: 20 years ago Cause of death: Car Fell from the cliff Culprits: Hidetoshi Nagao, Kazuto Noyasu, Tayo Nishiguchi, Sumie Okazaki, Sotaro Goshi, and Ki'ichiro Numabuchi

Yusuke's father Tetsuji was a driving instructor who died in an accident 20 years ago. Six of his students had played a prank on him by plying him with alcohol, and he suffered a fatal car crash. The students involved in the fatal prank were the four murder victims, MP Sotaro Goshi, and the escaped convict Numabuchi. They had done so because he was always strict with them and they hated that, all they wanted to do was scare him a little not kill him.

Sakata says he had always wondered about his father's death, he was usually a very careful driver. When he stumbled upon Numabuchi after he had escaped from prison, the latter got frightened and asked "Instructor Inaba" immediately for forgiveness, confusing Yusuke with his father. Yusuke heard the true story behind his father's death and forced Numabuchi to stay in the hut in the forest, planning to take revenge on the other five students before eventually framing Numabuchi for the murders, and making his death look like a suicide.

Attempted Murder

Location: Abandoned shack Victims: Ran Mouri and Conan Edogawa Attack Types: Stabbing Culprit: Kiichiro Numabuchi When he was located in a shack outside of Osaka, Kiichiro Numabuchi lost it and attempted to stab the closest person with a knife, then run away. Ran Mouri was said "closest person", but Conan jumped in front to block the blow. The knife caught on Hattori's good-luck-charm which he lent Conan earlier; Conan was in pain and out of breath, but after resting a little he was fine.

Attempted Suicide and Accident

Location: Near the shack Victims: Hattori Heiji (accident) and Yusuke Sakata (attempted suicide) Age: 26 years old (Yusuke) Cause: Gunshot Wound (Heiji) and Burnt Alive Culprit: Yusuke Sakata Sakata's next target was supposed to be Sotaro Goshi, but by then, Heiji had realised he was behind the murders and confronted Sakata with his findings in the shack used as Numabuchi's hideout. Sakata tries to shoot himself after confessing to the murders. Heiji wants to stop him and a stray bullet hits him in the stomach. In panic, Sakata blindly shoots at things in the shack, one of the projectiles hits a gas tank and the shack catches fire.

Both Heiji and Sakata manage to escape blaze and are taken to the hospital, however before being taken to the hospital Sakata talks to Ginshiro Toyama about everything that’s happened. When suddenly Sotaro Goshi tries to attack Sakata after learning he had killed his friends and was after him as well, but is stopped by Ginshiro who states that they need to have a conversation about his past, leaving Goshi hanging his head in shame.

Aftermath

Heiji after being rescued from the burning shack and is rushed to hospital, accompanied by a panicked Kazuha, Ran and Conan. He wakes up in the ambulance, and says he couldn't just let Sakata die as "some idiot told me once that a detective who doesn't do anything when a culprit, confronted with his deductions, commits suicide, is just as guilty of murder", and Conan is stunned that Heiji remembers him saying that. Heiji closes his eyes again, exhausted, and Kazuha starts to cry, believing he is about to die. Her sobs wake an angry Heiji up, he yells that he was just trying to sleep and she should stop being "so noisy". Smirking, Kazuha "accidentally" leans over Heiji and digs her elbow into his bullet wound. They bicker all the way to the hospital.

Manga to anime changes

• In the manga, Heiji remarks that the trick that was used to make the corpse of the third victim fall to the ground is the same as the one used in a case that Kogoro (or rather, Conan) solved before. This part was removed in the anime.

Translation changes

Anime

• The names of the characters in the Funimation Dub are:

• Yusuke Sakata - Truman Salinger
• Sotaro Goshi - Congressman Grady
• Tayo Nishiguchi - Tammy Nightengale
• Hidetoshi Nagao - Nathan Tollingsworth
• Kazuto Noyasu - Castron Odalis
• Sumie Okazaki - Susan Connely
• Ki'ichiro Numabuchi - Cornelius Graver

Rerun

• The episode was rerun on July 19, 2004. It was unchanged except for the addition of a new scene at the beginning.

Trivia

• This is the only episode where Masato Sako voiced Ginshiro Toyama, as he developed tongue cancer in July 2000 (thus cancelling all his acting plans) and later passed away on January 11, 2003.
• In the English Dub, for unknown reasons the last scene showing Hattori in the ambulance was cut out and never shown.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	運命のルーレット廻して	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite	Spinning the Roulette of Destiny	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
2	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
3	昼下がりの天使たち	Hirusagari no Tenshitachi	Early Afternoon Angels	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
4	蘭のテーマ （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)	Ran's Theme (Skyscraper ver.)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
5	少年探偵団のテーマ	Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma	The Detective Boys' Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
6	蘭・愛のテーマ	Ran・Ai no Tēma	Ran's Love Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
7	ターゲット サスペンスＡ	Tāgetto Sasupensu A	Target Suspense A	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
8	ターゲット サスペンスＤ	Tāgetto Sasupensu D	Target Suspense D	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
9	ターゲット サスペンスＧ	Tāgetto Sasupensu G	Target Suspense G	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
10	コナンの大作戦１	Konan no Daisakusen 1	Conan's Big Battle 1	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
11	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
12	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
13	蘭・愛のテーマ （ギターver.）	Ran・Ai no Tēma (Gitā ver.)	Ran's Love Theme (Guitar ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
14	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
15	ターゲット サスペンスＤ	Tāgetto Sasupensu D	Target Suspense D	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
16	ターゲット サスペンスＢ	Tāgetto Sasupensu B	Target Suspense B	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
17	コナンの大作戦２	Konan no Daisakusen 2	Conan's Big Battle 2	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
18	(Unreleased Sound Effect/BGM)
19	ターゲット サスペンスＡ	Tāgetto Sasupensu A	Target Suspense A	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
20	ターゲット サスペンスＢ	Tāgetto Sasupensu B	Target Suspense B	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
21	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
22	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
23	殺意	Satsui	Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
24	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
25	コナンが通る	Konan ga Tōru	Conan Passes By	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
26	ターゲット サスペンスＪ	Tāgetto Sasupensu J	Target Suspense J	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
27	何かが起きる…	Nanika ga Okiru...	Something Happened...	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
28	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
29	ターゲット サスペンスＤ	Tāgetto Sasupensu D	Target Suspense D	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
30	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
31	蘭・愛のテーマ （ギターver.）	Ran・Ai no Tēma (Gitā ver.)	Ran's Love Theme (Guitar ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
32	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
33	殺意	Satsui	Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
34	ターゲット サスペンスＤ	Tāgetto Sasupensu D	Target Suspense D	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
35	ターゲット サスペンスＧ	Tāgetto Sasupensu G	Target Suspense G	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
36	ターゲット サスペンスＩ	Tāgetto Sasupensu I	Target Suspense I	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
37	挫折	Zasetsu	Frustration	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
38	「名探偵コナン」メイン・テーマ （バラードver.）	"Meitantei Konan" Mein・Tēma (Barādo ver.)	"Detective Conan" Main Theme (Ballad ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
39	氷の上に立つように	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni	Like Standing on Ice	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni
40	名探偵コナン・メインテーマ （ヴォーカル・ヴァージョン)	Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Vōkaru・Vājon)	Detective Conan Main Theme (Vocal ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
41	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

In other languanges

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	خوف الشمال	Fear of the north
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El cas dels assassinats en serie de Naniwa	The serial murders in Naniwa case
Catalan (Valencian dub)	Els assassinats en sèrie d'Osaka	The Osaka serial murders
Chinese (Simplified)	浪花连续杀人事件	The Naniwa serial murder Case
French	Meurtres en série à Osaka	Serial murder in Osaka
Galician	Os asasinatos en serie de Osaka	The Osaka serial murders
German	Der Serienmörder von Osaka	The serial killer of Osaka
Hindi	द ननिवा सीरियल किल्लिंगस	The Naniwa Serial Killings
Italian	Venti anni fa	Twenty years ago
Spanish (American dub)	La misteriosa serie de asesinatos	The mysterious serial of murders
Spanish (Castilian dub)	Los asesinatos en serie de Naniwa	The Naniwa serial murders
Thai	คดีฆาตกรรมต่อเนื่องแห่งนานิวะ	The Naniwa serial murder case
Vietnamese	Vụ án giết người hàng loạt ở Naniwa	The Naniwa serial murder case

See also

• Season 3